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New Cumnock New Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It expanded during the coal-mining era from the late 18th century, and mining remained its key industry until its pits were shut in the 1960s. The town is southeast of Cumnock, and east of Ayr. ...

East Ayrshire East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquar ...

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Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stages from 1839 to 1840. The section ...

, years = 20 May 1850 , events = Opened , years1 = 6 December 1965 , events1 = Closed , years2 = 27 May 1991 , events2 = Reopened by British Rail , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the

Office of Rail and Road The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways. ORR regulates Network Rail by setting its ...

New Cumnock railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

serving the town of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the

Glasgow South Western Line The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride. History The line was built by several railway compan ...

, south west of .

History

At one time all goods trains had to stop here for inspection before proceeding. On the bleak section beyond the station the London, Midland and Scottish Railway constructed water troughs to permit longer non-stop passenger express runs to be included in the schedules of the Scottish Division.Robin, G. H. (1962), The Nith Valley Route. The Railway Magazine, January P. 26. The station closed in 1965 but was reopened by British Rail in 1991.

Services

As of 2021, there are 8 trains per day in each direction to Glasgow Central and 6 trains to per day to Carlisle on Monday to Saturdays on a mostly 2 hourly frequency; however it's an uneven frequency meaning there are gaps of up to 3 hours at certain times of the day. One of the Carlisle trains extends through to Newcastle, 2 trains per day only go as far as Dumfries. On Sunday a limited service of just 2 trains per day each way operate to Carlisle and Glasgow.

References

2007 views

File:Newcumnock190407a.JPG, A Glasgow train departing towards Kirkconnel File:Newcumnock190407b.JPG, New Cumnock signal box and the coal transhipment siding on the right File:Newcumnock190407c.JPG, Both platforms in view and looking towards Kirkconnel File:Newcumnock190407d.JPG, A view of the station from the overbridge, looking towards Auchinleck

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External links

Video and commentary on New Cumnock Railway Station
Railway stations in East Ayrshire Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1991 Railway stations served by ScotRail SPT railway stations Beeching closures in Scotland 1991 establishments in Scotland Reopened railway stations in Great Britain 1850 establishments in Scotland New Cumnock {{Scotland-railstation-stub